Who didn’t wear what to the Met Gala? And, write your own quiz questions!

It seems like nothing’s permanent: President Trump doesn’t know if he needs to uphold the Constitution, Alcatraz may reopen and there’s a new pope. Sic transit gloria mundi, indeed!

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